The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 9, 1913, Page 5

' sThe Daylight Store” PR n = UR ANNUAL E-INVENTOR) FPR SELL TRLLRIT OTR ATE Y Will be opened Saturday, January 4, 1913 We will offer in this sale some VERY ATTRACTIVE bargains in Men’s, Women’s and Children’s Wear It is our policy to clean up the season’s purchases in LADIES SUITS and COATS and we have put the knife into prices, so you cannot keep from buying if you look. Come here for Underwear, Footwear and for everything the family wears. QUALITY AND PRICE. BUTLER, MO. We give you American Clothing House Neosho went ‘‘dry’’ again Monday by a majority of 136. | C. H. Letton, local manager for the | Overcoat prices right. Black-Arnold | Carpenter & Shafer Mfg. Co., ac- . _ | companied by his wife, is enjoying a| r ws walker ne family ah Race two weeks’ visit in Joplin. ville are visiting in Illinois | Viscol oil will water-proof your New rubber shoes. Bene shoes 25c can. Black-Arnold. W. H. Charters, Jr., proprietor of | ‘ the Charter Oak Stock Farm, was in Judge J. A. Silvers transacted legal seals aot ‘ business in Rich Hill the first of the Monday shipping some fine Poland-| week. Chinas on special order. Boys’ high cuts. Black-Arnold. Corduroy pants. Black-Arnold. Dr. J. W. Crabtree has moved into Rev. and Mrs. G. E. Prewitt cele-| his new quarters in the Hennett- brated their fifteenth wedding anni- Wheeler building. versary Friday night. About thirty- More wool shirts. Black-Arnold. five guests were present. Heavy overalls. Black-Arnold. John Stone of Adrian county, treas- urer-elect transacted business in the H. G. Walton, formerly of this: county seat the latter part of the city, now residing at Moberly, Mo., week. 5 was ‘united in marriage to a Miss Dodson of Fayett, December 25th. High cut boots. Black-Arnold. B. F. Richards and family left; Sweaters 50c up. Black-Arnold: Tuesday for Bakersfield, California, The Butler High School basket ball where they expect to reside in the team defeated the Urich team in a, future. ‘well played game at the Loyal Sons’ | ‘court Saturday night by a score of 26 More warm mittens. Black-Arnold. | to 12, Uncle Mose Conklin who has been | Wool hose 25c. Black-Arnold. visiting at the home of I. J. Conklin | returned Saturday ,to Eldorado Springs. Warm caps 50c up. Black-Arnold. The Loyal Sons basket ball team defeated the Butler High School team + -Guy Silvers, who holds an impor-| | tant position on the force of the Su-| | preme Court, has returned to Jeffer-| ean City after a several days’ stay | here with homefolks. | Buy the best. Good Year articles, | Felt boots $2.50 up. Black-Arnold. | Black & Arnold Clothing Co. Will Powell and Frank Holland, who had been at the bedside of B. P. Powell in Kansas City, returned home Tuesday. Mr. Powell’s condition is reported as highly encouraging. Notice: I will be at Virginia on each Wednesday afternoon and at Butler on each Saturday, to collect taxes for Charlotte Township. V. W. Walker. tf. Judge Leroy B. Valliant, who re- tires from the Supreme Court, after | twenty-six consecutive years’ service in the circuit courts of St. Louis and on the Supreme bench, will resume the practice of law in St. Louis. Home Journal Quarterly only 5c. Walker-McKibben’s. A horse belonging to Geo. Palin of this city ran away Saturday evening, and when found had broken loose from the buggy and damaged the harness considerably. It is not known where the horse parted company with the vehicle and at last reports Mr. Palm was still searching for the latter. Men’s wool Munsing union suits $2.00, $2.50 and $3.000. Walker-McKibben’s. We very much regret to state that Henry Gilliam is very low at this writing. growing worse for a long time, but it is with much regret that we learn that He has been gradually, in a one sided game Friday night by| rubbers, etc. are absolutely the best a score of 50 to 8. | Walker-McKibben’s. More heavy shoes. Black-Arnold. | Capt. Edward H. DeArmond and ’Squire J. W. Darby, who has been | family, who have been spending the visiting relatives in Henry county, | holidays here, left Saturday for Ft. | passed through this city Tuesday en/ Sill, Oklahoma, where Capt. DeAr- | route to his home in Foster. | mond is now stationed. Big Cleaning up Sale 60 Boys’ Knee Pants Sizes 8 to 15; worth $3.00-to $6.00 — $1.45 50 Children’s Suits Sizes 3 to 6; worth $2.50 to $5 $1.29 Wool Shirts and Men’s Dress Pants Sweater Coats at - at Cost Cost Men's Suits and All Winter Caps Overcoats at at Cost Now Going On Boys’ Odd Cassimere 35 Boys Long Pants Suits Coats worth from $7.50 to $12 worth $2.50 to $5 $4.95 $1.39 Boys Heavy all wool All Wool Lined Knee Pants Gloves and Mitts worth $1.50 75 at Cost We are selling Win- ter Clothing with- out Profit If you are in Need of a Suit or Over- coat Buy Now Joe Meyer. \THE CLOTHIER | the end is not far off. Heis a good | fellow in every respect and has a host ‘of friends who regret his condition.— | Rockville Booster. See Cagely & Turk for general blacksmithing.—Advertisement. 52tf T. L. Fleming has arrived home |from Indiana, where he was called ‘several days ago on account of the | serious illness of his aged mother, | says the Rich Hill Review. Mr. Flem- |ing arrived at his parents’ home on | Friday and she passed away on the | Sunday following. Her funeral oc- ;curred on New Years day. She was ‘past 83 years of age. ' Arch Falor and his Ford automo- {bile hada general mix-up Saturday jnight about 10 o’clock. The car jumped off of the high bridge at the ‘Frisco crossing on South Sixth. St. ‘and turned completely over, but luckily the occupants of the car alighted on top and came out with ‘only a few minor bruises. The auto | was badly dilapidated.—Review. Home Journal Quarterly only 5c. | Walker-McKibben’s. | Judge C. B. Faris, recently elected ‘to the Supreme Bench, left last night \for Jefferson City, accompanied by Mrs. Faris and the children. The | Judge and his most estimable family ‘carry with them the best wishes of ‘this entire section, the citizens know- ing that they will make worthy repre- | sentatives at the state capital of this |county.—Caruthersville Democrat. Home Journal Quarterly only 5c. Walker-McKibben’s. W. A. Baker, of Pleasant Gap township was in the last of the week on a business mission and made us a | Pleasant call. | of the best known Poland-China hog | breeders of southwest Missouri, in- forms us that he has enjoyed an ex- the last few weeks, shipping on spe- cial orders about thirty hogs within less than three weeks. Warren Duvall who has been spending the holidays here with Mr. Baker, who is one | cellent mail order trade in his hogs) County Court met in regular ses- sion Monday. The 47th General Assembly con- lvened in Jefferson City at noon Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Walls of Adrian | visited friends in the city the latter part of the week. J. Harland Porter, collector for Homer township, was in the city ona business mission Friday. Mrs. Pat Thurman has returned to Joplin after a visit here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Walton. A special meeting of the Bates /County Poultry Association has been called in this city for Saturday, Jan- uary 11th. Mrs. L. P. Siceloff, aged 70 years, died at her home in Fayette, Mo., | December 25th, 1912. Mrs. Siceloff | | will be remembered by many here as the wife of Rev. Siceloff, formerly pastor of the M. E. church, South. | C. A. Allen’s handsome bungalow |on North Water street, was destroyed | by fire early Thursday morning, en- ‘tailing a loss estimated at $11,000. Mr. Allen was protected by insurance to the extent of-$6,500. “The fire in |the furnace had been banked for the night and it is supposed a defect in | the latter gave the flames their start. A monster wolf drive is being | planned for Thursday, January 16th, jin which every one is invited to par- \ticipate. The drive will be made from Butler, sonth, from Nyhart, jeast, and from Athol, north. Details jand particulars may be learned by | applying to Dr. J. T. Hull, G LL |Lynch, ‘Doc”’ Patterson, Mel Camp- ‘bell or Lou Smith. | Petit Jury Mingo—T. R. Staley. Grand River—W. Nichols. Deer Creek—J. S. Mahan. East Boone--W. S. Oats. West Boone—L. S. Rafferty. West Point—T. E. Grider. Elkhart—Robert Marshall. Mound—J. R. Wade. Shawnee—H. M. Harness. Spruce—H. C. Ireland. Deepwater—C. V. Peacock. Summit—Frank Hendricks. Mt. Pleasant—W. C. Eldridge. Charlotte—T. L. Smith. Homer—W. F. Stillwell. Walnut—W. J. Darby. New Home—Edgar Waller. Lone Oak—Will Carroll. Pleasant Gap—Carl Durst. Hudson—Jas. Wilson. Rockville—C. E. Vogt. Prairie—Jake Herni. Osage—Frank Smith. Howard—Jake Jordan. For Information. | Iam advised by our Superinten- |dent that a man about thirty-five years old, five feet, seven inches \high, weighs about 140 pounds, dark |complected, has a bunch of Missouri | Pacific checks of different denomina- i tions which have been forged. These |checks bear date of December Ist and are signed with rubber stamp. | Please warn people. E. C. Vandervoort, Agent. \Charged With Burglary — Get | Two Years. W. F. Owen and C. L. Newton, who were brought here Monday from Hume, charged with burglary, were tried and convicted in the circuit court Tuesday morning before Spe- cial Judge J. A. DeArmond. They | homefolks has returned to Lexington were each sentenced to a term of two (Mo. - years in the State Penitentiary. Re-Enters The Harness Business ' Elkhart After an absence of several years! Well the weather man has taken a from active business I have purchas- change on the weather and we are ed the entire Harness and Saddlery having some winter weather at pres- business of McFarland & Sons, on ent. the south side of the square, and the’ The watch party at Wilber Dark’s business will be conducted by me 'Jast Tuesday night was pulled off by personally and with the assistance of the young folks of that community in Mr. A. W. Wemott and C. J. Majors, good style. Those present were who long have been associated with Miss Conard, Misses_Hazel Dubes, the harness business of Bates county. | Ettie Hart, Cora Spillman and Clark Personally I need but little or no in-' Hart and Even Spillman. They all troduction to the general trade and say that they saw the old year go out ee eee jand the new year come in. one of the original McFarland Bros.,! the young folks pulled out for th i ; Pei i young folks pulled out for the who established this business in 1874) 1.41) at Elkhart New vearenninhteand and was continuousl aged in| : : y engaged 'D' they report having a good old time. same up to 1906. The business will} be run along the same general lines as always and the High Standard of our work will be maintained, and when you are needing anything in the harness or saddlery lines, I will certainly appreciate a call from all my old acquaintances and also wish to assure any new customer that I) What has become of our corres- pondent from Mulberry? W. A. Crumley has that new barn about completed and is feeling pretty good this cold weather. Mrs. Jim Turner has gone on a visit and Jim says that he is mighty tired of keeping batch. will be glad to meet them. Very respectfully yours, N. B. McFarland. The writer and wife spent one fevening last week at the Charley |Kershner home. We were well en- ey paThar as. jtertained by the young couple. I. 0. O.F. Officers Installed. | yg Clomments The following officers of Bates! Grandview on a visit. Lodge No. 180 I. 0. O. F. were in-| stalled Monday evening: | J. L. Brown, N. G. I. L. Sutton, V. G. W.S. Arnold, Secretary. G. W. Stith, Treasurer. J. E. Zwahlen, Warden. M. A. Richardson, Conductor. W. L. Coonrod, R. S. N. G. F. Crabtree, L. S. N. G. B. Harper, R. S. S. L. Clinkenbeard, L. S. S. L. C. has gone to Charley Henderson attended the ; dance but we didn’t learn whether | he danced or not. | Jim Fuller’s show was pulled off jat Concord one night last week. It | was reported that it was a big thing on wheels. Charley Kershner is going to build a new barn. That long talked of smoke house of Col. Lockridge is completed at last and the young folks put the finishing ‘touches on by having a big dance in jit. The Col. says that his wife stays ‘in it most of her time. Steele, I. S. G. Moreland, R. S. V. G. A. Hobson, L. S. V. G. A. 0. Yeomans, Chaplain. J. J. H. H. A. E. A. H. Culver was re-elected trus-| Misses Cora Moore and Hazel tee for 3-year term. 'Dubes visited at the writer's one E ae night last week. JOHNNY. Adrian Notes. GRAAL To The General Public A boy baby was born into the home | We take this opportunity to an- of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Herrell Satur- | Nounce to you the recent change in day night. Mother and son are re-| our general business, having sold the ported as doing well. Papa Herrell | Harness and Saddlery Department of is a little puffed up over the new ar- | our business to N. B. McFarland, for- rival but is standing the new ordeal, Merly one of the original McFarland very well. Here’s to the success of | Brothers, we have, however, retained the young gentleman. the entire vehicle department, which M. V. Owen, president of the. includes the Sayers & Scovill, Colum- Adrian Banking Company, entertained bia and other well known makes of the officers, diréctors and clerical | force of the bank at a six o’clock din- | ner at his home on Thursday evening. It was a very pleasant social gather- ing and the dinner was par excellent. \ The business of the institution has | heen prosperous and was never in| better shape than it is at the present time. Old Resident Dead Athol Herrell, aged 79 years, died Friday, January 3, at his home in this Teity, following a stroke of paralysis. He was born in Kentucky in 1833 and with his three brothers located in this jhere since that time. Two sons, G. W. Herrell of Ft. Scott and Chas. Herrell of Amoret, and four daugh- ters, Mrs. J. R. Schwartz of Cameron, Mo., Mrs. Jennie Moore of Kansas City, Mrs. Lou Cummings of Kansas City and Miss Minnie Herrell of Kan- sas City survive to mourn their loss. Funeral services conducted by the Rev. L. R. Elliott were held at the residence Saturday afternoon and _ in- \tery. An Old Merchant inan Old Business After an absence of 7 years from active business N. B. McFarland re- enters the Harness Business, having purchased the entire harness and sad- dlery business of the firm of McFar- land & Sons. Mr. McFarland is one of the original McFarland Bros. who established the McFarland Harness Store in 1874 and was actively en- gaged in the business until the spring of 1906, when he sold his one-half in- the past 7 years. McFarland & Sons retain their buggy and carriage busi- | ness as well as their Garage. | 80 Acres For Sale | For the next 30 days I will offer’ for sale my well improved 80 acre farm ata bargain. 41-2 miles east and 1 mile north of Butler, Mo. T. D. Embree. Telephone 11 on.25. Butler Rt. 1. tf) The Church With a Welcome. “The True Building’’ will be the morning sermon at the Church With county at a very early age, residing | terment was made in Oak Hill ceme-, terest to C. B. McFarland & Sons, | who have conducted the business for | Buggies, Carriages, ete., as well as our Garage and Automobile Agency. We wish to thank our numerous pa- trons forthe liberal patronage they have given us in the past and to as- sure them that we will make an ef- fort to satisfy and please them at all times in the future, should they be needing anything in the way of afirst | class vehicle of any kind. We will also appreciate those ow- jing us to call and settle their notes and accounts in order that we may close up our books on all outstanding matters, McFarland & Sons. Buggy Sales-Room at the Old Stand jon the South Side. Garage and Bug- gy Sale Room on South Main. — 12-1t Lamm Named Chief Justice Jefferson City, Mo., Jan 4.--The Supreme Court in bane met this af- ternoon and elected Judge Henry Lamm, one of the two Republican |Judges, Chief Justice. .The honor was given to him because he was the oldest member in point of service of the court. He was elected in 1904, and_ his term ends December 31, 1914. The new court will meet in general ses- sion next Monday, when the an- nouncement that Fred T. Williams of ‘Joplin has been chosen commission- er to fill the place vacated by Judge | Henry Bond will be made. The court may re-elect Judge Thomas T. Hawkins librarian. Charles |Glenn of this city probably will be made custodian. Friends of Commissioner James T. Blair are trying to persuade him to make the race for the Democratic nomination to succeed Judge Lamm jin 1914. Perry S. Rader of this city probably will. consent to become a | candidate. Terrible Silo Jag If Jerry Whitmire,a young Stanton county farm employe, could have purchased ‘‘bootleg’’ whiskey a few days ago, he would have fewer troub- les now. He tapped his employer’s silo and imbibed much silo juice, a variety of stimulant that leads to strange results. Whitmire, after frequent potations fitted an improvised rope halter to a two-hundred-pound hog, and rode the animal ten miles down a_ cattle trail until it dropped dead. Neigh- a Welcome. ‘“‘Life’s Values’”’ is the evening sermon. L. ‘“G. Reser of Marionville will fill the pulpit in the absence of Rev. Hanby. bors say tha} they will urge the Hu- mane to instigate proceed- ings.—(Larned Kan. Cor. New York Herald.) Bap